Change Key Password

Make sure you are at the main form.

In the Key Store section at the top of the main form:

  • Click the File Open Dialog button.
  • Select the local.keystore file.
  • Click Open.
  • At the Key Store Password Prompt that appears, type password for the password.
  • Click OK to return to the main form.

See Create a New Key for steps needed to create the testkey key that will be used in this example.

In the Key section of the main form:

  • Click the Get Keys button.
  • Click on testkey in the Key List grid.
  • Click OK.
  • You are returned to the main form and the following fields have been filled in:
    • UserId
    • Expires
    • Key Type
    • Key Size
    • KeyID
    • Cypher
    • Hash
    • Compression
  • Type password into the Private Key Password field.
  • Type 12345678 into the New Private Key Password field.
  • Click the Change Private Key Password button.
  • You will see a popup message saying the password change was successful.
    • If password change fails, try typing 12345678 for the Private Key Password field and password for the New Private Key Password field and click the Change Private Key Password button